(Triton), third in heavyweight sparring; Sonja Pepin (Triton), third in flyweight sparring and forms; Ani Ahn (Triton), third in bantamweight sparring; Jennifer Srutowski (Lewis), first in lightweight sparring and Jenny Webb (Lewis), second in heavyweight sparring.

Martial artists who placed in color belt divisions include these competitors, all from Harper: Robery Boyd, first in heavyweight sparring;

Christian Santos, second in heavyweight sparring; Anthony Tolbert, third in middleweight sparring and Jeff Hunier, third in middleweight forms.

More than 300 martial artists from 115 schools competed.

- All-everything?: Proviso East product Tracy Graves is contributing to the Triton athletic department in more ways than one. The sophomore has received all-conference honors in volleyball, basketball and softball.

Along with being a second team All-N4C (North Community College Conference) selection in volleyball last year, Graves won the team`s best hitter award. She was a second team All-N4C basketball player as well as Triton`s MVP with a 16.1 scoring and an 8.8 rebounding average. She also set school records with 10 steals in a game and 102 for the season.

In softball, Graves` favorite sport, she was the team`s co-MVP and was a member of the All-N4C first team and the All-Region IV tournament team.

- Almost. . .: Wheaton College football coach J.R. Bishop was near tears after losing to College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin rival Millikin 17-15 last Saturday. Bishop`s Crusaders lost when Millikin kicker Chuck Fisher hit a 28-yard field goal with 1:21 left.

The Crusaders were down 14-0 at the start of the fourth quarter, but running back Devin Leftwich (104 yards on 31 carries) scored on 2- and 1-yard runs to put Wheaton back in the game.

``We did everything we had to do in the second half,`` Bishop said. ``But they made the final play, and that`s the one that counts.``

Wheaton fell to 2-1-1 and 1-1-1 in the CCIW, while Millikin improved its record to 3-1 overall and in the conference. ``A win would have really put us over in the conference,`` said Bishop, whose Crusaders will play at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at North Central.

- Tough job: Designing a game plan for Saturday`s clash at Harper isn`t an easy chore for Triton football coach Gene Mitz. Harper (5-1 overall, 5-0 in the N4C) is on the verge of wrapping up its ninth straight conference championship. Triton is 1-4, 1-3. ``Harper has no weaknesses,`` said Mitz.

``They are an outstanding team. Offensively, they have so many weapons. They run the ball well, they have a great passing attack and they`re extremely well-coached. They offer a lot of problems to prepare for.``

Triton quarterback Chad Bowman (728 yards, 6 TDs) will face the N4C`s top secondary, which features returning all-conference players Mike Martinez, Mike Miller and Shavez Hawkins. ``It`s a Harper trademark; they have a very physical defense,`` Mitz said. ``We have to play a fundamentally sound ballgame. I think we`re a good football team. I`m more concerned with how we play than with how they play.``

- Ramblin`: Loyola Academy has players on all but two Ivy League football teams this season.

Tom Morrow, a senior linebacker; Joe Perry, a sophomore defensive back and Peter Spingola, a junior defensive back, give Dartmouth the most ex-Ramblers. Mike Higgins, a sophomore, is a fullback for Pennsylvania; Kevin Burden is a senior center for Princeton; Des Werthman is a junior linebacker for Columbia; Mike Glasscott is a junior linebacker for Brown and junior Henry Klein plays defensive back at Cornell.

Harvard and Yale are the two teams without representatives from Loyola.

- Update: Jack Hull (Addison Trail) became the all-time career passing leader at Grand Valley State in a game against the University of Indianapolis. He threw for 270 yards and one touchdown-with a broken left hand-in setting the record. Hull has thrown for 5,919 career yards.

- On the run: St. Viator High School will host a junior high cross-country meet Wednesday at 4 p.m. All junior high boys and girls are eligible to compete, either with their school teams or individually. Students below 7th grade may compete in the 7th grade 1.5 mile events. Four separate 1.5-mile races are scheduled. A team trophy, individual trophies and ribbons will be awarded. An entry fee of $15 per school with seven or more runners in the event is required. Schools with under seven runners will be charged $1 per individual. For more information, call Bob Artman at St. Viator at